The EuroMeSCo Annual Conference, held on 1-2 June in Barcelona, aimed at contributing to debates and reflections on countering violent extremism in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The main ideas that came out from the debates have been gathered in a short document. The conclusions from the conference will be widely disseminated among policy makers and practitioners across the region as a policy-oriented contribution of the EuroMeSCo network to policies and initiatives to prevent and address violent extremism.

The EuroMeSCo Annual Conference “Confronting Violent Extremism in the Euro-Mediterranean” took place on 1-2 June in Barcelona. The event gathered over 150 researchers and practitioners from 22 countries to discuss violent extremism in the Euro-Mediterranean region, its manifestations, drivers, impact and what responses could be developed to confront it.

On 19 May in Brussels, the European Union Institute for Security Studies organised a seminar on Security Sector Reform (SSR) in the Middle East and North Africa. The seminar was organised with support of IEMed and EuroMeSCo.

The seminar gathered practitioners from the field and EU officials in order to discuss the difficulties presented by the SSR in the Southern Neighbourhood and to propose a more comprehensive and tailored approach to SSR in the region.